PT-2023-19886 · WordPress · Ankit Social Media Icons Widget

Mika · Published 2023-07-18 · Updated 2023-07-26 · CVE-2023-25036

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions a.Ankit Social Media Icons Widget plugin versions 1.6 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to trick a user into performing unintended actions on a web application that the user is authenticated to.

Recommendations For versions 1.6 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.6 to resolve the issue. If no newer version is available, consider temporarily disabling the plugin until a patch is released. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the web application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-25036

Affected Products

Ankit Social Media Icons Widget

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25036 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/66897 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/spoontalk-social-media-icons-widget/wordpress-social-media-icons-widget-plugin-1-6-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note